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ZIP Code 77023: Houston, TX

ZIP code 77023 is in Houston, Texas, entirely in Harris County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 24,000 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024), the 66th most populous of Houston's 97 residential ZIP codes. Median household income is $51,430 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024).

  • ACS2020-24
  • Census2020
  • FHFA2025
  • ZBP2023
  • IRS2022
7national area: Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana and Oklahoma
770sectional center: South Houston, TX (SCF 774)
23delivery area within it
Town
Houston · 97 residential ZIPs
Census places
Houston
Neighborhoods
Brookline, Forest Hill, Greater Eastwood, Gulfgate Riverview / Pine Valley, Idylwood, Mason Park Terrace and 2 more GeoNames
Metro area
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX
House districts
TX-29 (97%), TX-9 (2%), TX-18 (1%) 119th Congress, by share of land
State
Texas
Time zone
Central
Land area
5.5 sq mi · 4,441 people per sq mi
PO Box ZIPs
81 more ZIP codes use the name Houston for PO boxes or single organizations

Where is ZIP code 77023?

77023 centers on 29.722°, -95.318° and covers 5.5 square miles of land plus 0.1 of water. It borders 6 ZIP codes: 77011, 77003, 77087, 77012, 77004, 77021.

77003 · Houston77004 · Houston77011 · Houston77012 · Houston77021 · Houston77087 · Houston77023 · Houston (this ZIP)7702377087770217701277004770117700377003 · Houston77004 · Houston77011 · Houston77012 · Houston77021 · Houston77087 · Houston77023 · Houston (this ZIP)7702377087770217701277004770117700377003 · Houston77004 · Houston77011 · Houston77012 · Houston77021 · Houston77087 · Houston77023 · Houston (this ZIP)77023770877702177012770047701177003
Shaded by median household income, in national fifths (ACS 2020-2024); 77023 outlined. Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries. <$54.1k$98.1k+no figure

The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 77023, open its center on OpenStreetMap.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA cartographic boundaries and the 2023 Gazetteer (2020 ZCTAs); ZIP-to-county shares, Census places and House districts (119th Congress) from the Census 2020 relationship files (shares of land); metro area from the OMB delineation (July 2023); town name and time zone from simplemaps US ZIP Codes (CC BY 4.0); neighborhoods from the GeoNames gazetteer (CC BY 4.0), placed in this ZIP code by PlainZIP.

How does 77023 compare with the rest of Houston?

Rank of 77023 among the residential ZIP codes of its town, county and state (1 = the most; income and home value among ZIP codes of 1,000+ people living in households)
Measure77023In HoustonIn Harris CountyIn TX
People (ACS 2020-2024)24,28166th of 97101st of 142499th of 1,990
Median household income$51k66th of 93108th of 1371,024th of 1,172
Median home value$302k30th of 9247th of 136384th of 1,172

Its median household income is higher than in 16% of U.S. residential ZIP codes, and it is denser than 93% of all U.S. residential ZIP codes. ZIP codes at the ACS caps ($250,000 or more for household income, $2,000,000 or more for home value) share the top rank.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01003, B19013, B25077); ranks by PlainZIP over residential ZIP codes (ZCTAs).

How many people live in 77023?

The 2020 Census counted 26,780 people in 77023; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 24,281. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell 7.6% (its boundary stayed at least 90% the same).

People, ACS 2020-2024
24,281
2020 Census count
26,780−7.6% since 2010 (28,998)
Households
10,270
Median age
37.0

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01003, B01002, B11001); 2020 Census (DHC P1); 2010 Census (SF1 P1).

Who lives in 77023?

Of the 24,281 people the ACS estimates in 77023, 20.5% are under 18 and 14.5% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is Hispanic or Latino (77.3%), then White (not Hispanic) (15.8%).

  • Under 1820.5%
  • 18 to 6465.0%
  • 65 and older14.5%
Age of the people of 77023 (ACS 2020-2024, B01001)
  • Hispanic or Latino77.3%
  • White, not Hispanic15.8%
  • Black, not Hispanic4.2%
  • Asian, not Hispanic1.6%
  • Other or two or more1.0%
Race and Hispanic origin in 77023 (ACS 2020-2024, B03002); each person counted once

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01001 age by sex, B03002 Hispanic or Latino origin by race); shares of the estimated population, small ZIP codes carry wide margins.

What do households in 77023 earn?

Median household income is $51,430 (ACS 2020-2024), the 108th highest of the 137 ranked ZIP codes in Harris County. It is not measurably different from 2015-2019 ($51,022 in 2024 dollars): the change is within the surveys' margins of error.

Median household income
$51,430
Income per person
$34,045
Below the poverty line
14.5%
Unemployed (of the labor force)
7.6%
Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree
24.5%
Adjusted gross income per tax return, 2022
$53,29810,860 returns; wages 83% of AGI (IRS)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 and 2015-2019 5-year estimates (B19013, B19301, B17001, B23025, B15003; 2015-2019 dollars converted with the BLS CPI-U, 1.22699); IRS Statistics of Income, ZIP code data, tax year 2022 (adjusted gross income per return, filed under the address on the return).

What are homes worth in 77023?

FHFA's house price index for 77023, built from repeat sales and appraisals of the same homes, rose 75% from 2015 to 2025 and rose 24% from 2020 to 2025, and moved −2.9% in 2025.

Median home value (owners' estimate)
$302,300
Median gross rent
$1,106
Homes owned by their occupants
48.1%
Housing units
11,626
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Index = 100 in 1992, the first year FHFA reports for 77023; 2025: 603.8. Annual, not seasonally adjusted; FHFA calls its ZIP-level indexes developmental.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25077, B25064, B25003, B25001); FHFA House Price Index, annual five-digit ZIP, updated 2026-03-31.

What businesses are in 77023?

516 business establishments had a location in this ZIP code in 2023, 63 more than in 2018; the most are in retail trade (ZIP Code Business Patterns).

  • Retail trade79
  • Wholesale trade58
  • Accommodation and food services56
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services49
  • Health care and social assistance46
  • Other services (except public administration)46

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 and 2018 (establishments with paid employees, by the business's ZIP code).

Which ZIP codes are next to 77023?

ZIP codes that share a boundary with 77023, then the nearest by center
ZIPTownPeopleHousehold incomeDistance
77011Houston14,940$50k1.6 mi
77003Houston10,164$84k2.6 mi
77087Houston34,347$53k2.6 mi
77012Houston16,286$45k2.7 mi
77004Houston35,997$71k2.8 mi
77021Houston26,153$46k2.8 mi
77204Houston4,579–1.5 mi (near)
77020Houston23,686$50k3.3 mi (near)

Source: PlainZIP from the Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries (shared edges) and internal points; figures ACS 2020-2024.